Penn Highlands Brookville Behavioral Health Unit

Penn Highlands Brookville Behavioral Health Unit

Services:
Age Groups Accepted
• Seniors
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Activity therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• County or local government funds
• Private health insurance
• Medicare
• Cash or self-payment

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing

Pharmacotherapies

• Paliperidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Fluphenazine
• Lurasidone
• Clozapine
• Haloperidol
• Quetiapine
• Aripiprazole
• Ziprasidone
• Olanzapine
• Chlorpromazine
• Perphenazine
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Risperidone
• Nicotine replacement

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Type

• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Ancillary Services

• Family psychoeducation
• Suicide prevention services
• Diet and exercise counseling

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Seniors or older adults
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing